Wds

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Vish1983 wrote:

Can't find WDS on my newer WAX204.

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Not all devices support WDS or repeater mode.

The WAX204 is a WiFi 6 Wireless Access Point not one of the General WiFi Routers (Non-Nighthawk and Non-Orbi) covered in this section.

While many questions about routers are generic and could be answered anywhere, some things need specialist knowledge.

You might get more help, and find earlier questions and answers specific to your device, in the appropriate section for your hardware. That's probably here:

Business Wireless - NETGEAR Communities

I will ask the Netgear moderator to move your message.

In the meantime you could visit the support pages:

Support | NETGEAR

Feed in your model number and check the documentation for your hardware. Look at the label on the device for the model number.

Check for various troubleshooting tips.

You may have done this already. I can't tell from your message.

I mention it because Netgear stopped supplying printed manuals and CD versions some years ago and people sometimes miss the downloads.

Here's the problem with that. 

The JWNR2010 is so old/base model device that for it to operate as a repeater, the router would need to either have no security or wep security. Which if you used wep security, would mean the 2.4ghz speeds would default to the 54mbps speed that wep supports. Which would ruin the point of having an AX router. Or having no security which is a bit of a poor choice. 

You can read about it more on page 42-45 of the manual for the jwnr2010.

If you're set on using it for additional coverage, I'd hardwire it in and use it in AP mode. Or I'd junk it and buy an extender from the proper generation to use. 

https://www.netgear.com/support/product/JWNR2010v5.aspx